(4) Financial Income and Financial Expenditure

As in the prior year, the financial income of 1,987 thousand euros (prior year: 1,263 thousand euros) consisted exclusively of interest income. The financial expenditure of 683 thousand euros (prior year: 510 thousand euros) contains interest costs of 278 thousand euros (prior year: 510 thousand euros) and valuation allowances (IAS 39.67) on available for sale securities of 405 thousand euros.